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Digital Camera Magazine
September 2021
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Welcome
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Photo skills
Olivia Arthur
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The beauty of sharks
Mike Coots uses his powerful images to promote conservation of the species
Keep calm and camera on with our guide to projects you can complete indoors
Every issue, Stay at Home helps you make
1 Get a fresh perspective by using a macro lens
After investing in a 105mm optic, Niamh Cottle explores new ways of presenting everyday household objects and subjects in her garden
2 Build a workflow for printing your images
Dave Kai Piper presents his step-by-step process for making sure that you get photo prints that look how you’d expect after editing them on a screen
3 Use light-painting to make creative images
Steve Gemmell shares his first attempts at still-life light painting, using a simple torch to bring a painterly approach to his photos
4 Send us your shots and star in our photo gallery
Digital Camera readers show us how they’ve been getting creative at home
ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL
After working in locations across the world, pro wildlife photographer Graeme Green shares his hints and tips for taking amazing animal photos close to home – and beyond!
1 EXPLORE THE WILDLIFE CLOSE TO YOUR HOME
Wildlife adventures don’t always require you to fly off to exotic locations around the world. Here’s how to shoot the photogenic wild creatures to be found near where you live
2 CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF OUR NATURAL WORLD
Keep these simple concepts in mind on your next wildlife shoot and see how they can make the difference between exceptional photos and frames that need to be deleted
3 HOW TO AVOID MISSING A SHOT
Whether it’s a moment of humour, action or high drama, make sure you have the skills to capture once-in-a-lifetime events
4 DELVE DEEP INTO DAILY LIFE
From hunting and feeding, to cleaning and family life, here’s how to find those fascinating aspects of animal behaviour
5 FREE YOUR CREATIVITY
Use angles, lighting, proximity, placement and environmental features to transform your shots
Camera College
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Get the hazy sunset look
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PRACTICAL Photoshop
SENSATIONAL IMAGES MADE SIMPLE!
Discover your bonus Sky Pack & Templates bundle
Use it with Luminar AI to see how creative you can get with skies – there are no limits!
Show off your shots like a pro
Present your photos as gallery-ready A4 or A3 prints with our one-click Actions
Master shadows and highlights
This powerful tonal tool has more to it than meets the eye, and it’s ideal for landscapes
Portrait retouching: the final detail
Discover a Lightroom tag team that adds the perfect finishing touch to your portraits
Brilliant black- and-white
Enhance your photographs with four discerning mono conversion techniques
Photo Answers
Baffled by bokeh? Discombobulated by depth of field? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com
LEVEL UP YOUR KIT BAG
Members of the Digital Camera team share what’s in their kit bag – and what they wish was in it!
Regulars
Bubble planet
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The art of seeing
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Hotshots
Category winners f rom the 2021 CEWE Photo Award
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In Focus
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Focal point
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Veo BH-160S ball head
This clever dual-axis model, introduced with Vanguard Veo 3T+ tripods, is now available for the premium Veo 3+ series
First-ever Fujifilm X lens from Tamron
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New CFexpress card from Lexar
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Focal point
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Capture One update
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Behind the lens
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Albert Watson
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Nikkor Z MC 50mm f/2 .8
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Canon RF 100mm f/2 .8L Macro IS USM
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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8‐25mm f/4 Pro
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Fab flashguns
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Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT
£299/$300 Smart yet simple The Mk III edition
Canon Speedlite 600EX II‐RT
£619/$500 A powerful pro-grade flashgun Barring the expensive
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Nikon Speedlight SB-700
£269/$327 Limited power but good control The SB-700
Nikon Speedlight SB-5000
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